University of California, Santa Cruz

WRIT 2 at UCSC: average GPA 3.45 across 22,463 students. Grade distribution by term. Provides declarative knowledge about writing, with a special focus on…

Average GPA: 3.45

Grade distribution records: 22,463 students across 25 terms.

Enrollment requirements

Prerequisite(s): WRIT 1, WRIT 1E, satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing Requirement, or course selection via Directed Self-Placement.

2026–2027 · UCSC catalog

Grade distribution

Grade	Students	Percent
A+	1,716	7.6%
A	7,706	34.3%
A-	3,004	13.4%
B+	2,159	9.6%
B	1,915	8.5%
B-	835	3.7%
C+	390	1.7%
C	579	2.6%
C-	185	0.8%
D+	39	0.2%
D	152	0.7%
D-	27	0.1%
F	562	2.5%
P	2,168	9.7%
NP	548	2.4%
W	450	2.0%

Based on 22,463 student grade records across 25 terms and 82 professors.

Instructors

Anthony Sebastian Breakspear 975 students, Average GPA 3.59
Derede L Arthur 884 students, Average GPA 3.39
Robin Y King 745 students, Average GPA 2.94
Terry L Terhaar 743 students, Average GPA 2.99
Denise Silva 708 students, Average GPA 3.03
Lisa Ann Schilz 689 students, Average GPA 3.65
Madeline M Lane 687 students, Average GPA 3.70
Philip M Longo 679 students, Average GPA 3.38
Tiffany Lynn Wong 675 students, Average GPA 3.72
Ellen Spencer Newberry 636 students, Average GPA 3.54
Brenda Samantha Sanfilippo 624 students, Average GPA 3.47
Heather M Shearer 608 students, Average GPA 3.61
Mark Baker 603 students, Average GPA 3.52
Daniel Mckenna Joesten 591 students, Average GPA 3.71
Nirshan Rex-Boniface Perera 590 students, Average GPA 3.64
Roxanne P Hamilton 589 students, Average GPA 3.25
Erica Louise Halk 496 students, Average GPA 3.51
Taylor Joy Kirsch 492 students, Average GPA 3.45
Bettina Osborne 439 students, Average GPA 3.73
Kae Roybal 420 students, Average GPA 3.64
Brij D Lunine 396 students, Average GPA 3.78
Steven John Coulter 369 students, Average GPA 3.60
Sarah-Hope Parmeter 360 students, Average GPA 3.38
Andrea Yolande Seeger 342 students, Average GPA 3.48
Dev Bose 312 students, Average GPA 3.25
Joseph Mark Navarro 309 students, Average GPA 2.46
Katherine Marie Ross 297 students, Average GPA 3.45
Daniel Gordon Pearce 296 students, Average GPA 3.59
Kristen Terry 295 students, Average GPA 3.38
Alexandra Marie Mccourt 272 students, Average GPA 3.75
Margaret Crane Amis 271 students, Average GPA 2.96
Annalisa Rava 269 students, Average GPA 2.97
Sondra Maria Archimedes 267 students, Average GPA 3.70
Joy Anna Hagen 266 students, Average GPA 3.47
Susannah Alicia Carney-Waddy 265 students, Average GPA 3.47
Toby H Loeffler 265 students, Average GPA 3.42
D David Thorn 257 students, Average GPA 3.10
Lara Ramos Galas 246 students, Average GPA 3.71
Christopher K Garrecht-Williams 243 students, Average GPA 3.37
Ray L Daniels 236 students, Average GPA 3.62
Sara Louise Nuila-Chae 227 students, Average GPA 3.37
Sarah Michals 219 students, Average GPA 3.42
Ingrid B Moody 193 students, Average GPA 3.35
Kiva Rafael Silver 193 students, Average GPA 3.31
Amy Vidali 171 students, Average GPA 3.47
James Jackson 169 students, Average GPA 3.60
Lindsay Elizabeth Knisely 150 students, Average GPA 3.47
Alberto Ganis 148 students, Average GPA 3.44
John S Lee 146 students, Average GPA 3.30
Kathryn Mcqueen 124 students, Average GPA 3.45

Reviews

Attendance was part of your grade. Every week there were assignments to prepare you for the big project at the end of the year (DYOP). Easy overall, I think there was no class for the final two weeks to help us focus our time on the DYOP project.

ShyRabbit35 · Updated May 30, 2026

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